Techeconomy.ng can report that the NCC envisaged that the
initiative will help build capacity in the tertiary institutions and promote
Nigeria’s contribution to the pool of technologies in use in the communications
industry.
This was contained in a statement released by the regulator
of the telecommunications industry in Nigeria.
The statement read in part: “Nigerian Communications
Commission, the Regulator of the telecommunications industry in Nigeria,
supports amongst other things, telecommunications-based research innovations
from tertiary institutions in the country that are practical, locally
realisable and have clear potential of contributing to the development of the
telecommunications industry.
“Pursuant to this objective the Commission invites proposals
from academics in tertiary institutions that have feasible research ideas,
capable of replacing or enhancing foreign technologies in the
telecommunications ecosystem in Nigeria.
“It is envisaged that the initiative will help build
capacity in the tertiary institutions and promote Nigeria’s contribution to the
pool of technologies in use in the communications industry.”
The commission also disclosed the area of rearch as follows
5G Deployment, Innovative Clean Energy Technology, Advanced Method of Quality
of Service (QoS)/Quality of Experience Management and Test Mechanism., loT Low
Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) Technology and Monitoring and Localization of
Drones.
Speaking on the requirement, the telecommunication regulator
said: “Interested researchers are required to submit their proposals which must
come from teaching academics in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions.
“Have a two-page executive summary. One page will be on the
research proposal which should include relevance of the research to the
telecommunications industry, proposed solution to identified challenges,
novelty of concept and research output (prototype) and the second page would be
on the project timeline, deliverables and detailed cost schedule.
The criteria for the evaluation of the research submissions,
according to the NCC, include the following: “The area must fall within the
specified areas of research; Novelty of research proposal (comprehensive
literature review to bring out clearly the novelty of the research);”
“Clear statement and explanation of the problem; Proposed
solution to the problem; Proposed approach and methodology; Each project
including prototype development must be concluded within 2 years;”
“The project cost should not exceed a maximum of Fourteen
Million Naira (₦14,000,000.00) only. (The Commission reserves the right to
review this maximum amount.)
The regulator, however, urged aacademic institution with an
on-going research project with the commission not apply, please visit its website
at;www.ncc.gov.ng/technical-regulation/research;
It added: “Clear relevance to the telecommunications
industry; Cost reasonableness (cost of actualizing the idea including hardware
and software requirements but excluding purchase of vehicles, Furniture or
Internet data, foreign trips and allowances); Schedule of project organization;
“Coherent presentation/packaging of concept. Integration of
research with education (capacity building of students via the implementation
of the project in the institution); Allowance for researchers should not exceed
20% of cost of actually doing the research.”
Interested researchers are invited to submit a copy of an ELECTRONIC (neatly saved inside a USB in PDF format) and two HARD copies of their research proposals on or before 161h August, 2021 to Plot 423, Aguiyi lronsi Street, Maitama, Abuja.
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